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Reply to "knee savers : good or bad"

As an umpire (and a catcher with many games behing the dish) I can tell you catchers, especially you inexperienced ones, if you're sitting up on knee savers you're making it hard to see the low strikes. Receiving the ball close to your body doesn't help either, even if the runner is stealing. Proper footwork is more important here. By catching the ball close to your body you tend to pop up faster. Again blocking the strike zone. Do not pull your glove back into the strike zone when you catch a pich, that just tells me ever you thought it wasn't a strike. Catch the ball with arm extended and palm turned down to the ground and pop it down. It gives such a better look to the umpire.

REMEMBER THE LOWER YOU CAN STAY AS A CATCHER, THE BETTER A UMPIRE CAN SEE THE STRIKE ZONE. THE MORE STRIKES ARE GOING TO GET CALLED.

ALWAYS TALK TO YOUR UMPIRE AND LEARN IF YOU NEED TO. AS YOU THE CATCHER MIGHT BE THE CAUSE OF MISSED STRIKES. BUT, DON'T ASK, "WHERE WAS THAT PITCH AT?"

TAKE CHARGE AND BE A GOOD CATCHER!
Last edited by Jimi Hendrix
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